St. Luke's Hosts Laughter Yoga
Posted on May 28, 2019
By St. Luke's, Duluth
Wednesday, May 29, 2019, 5-6 p.m.
Leif Erikson Park
1301 London Road, Duluth
Free
Laughter is the best medicine and St. Luke’s Employee Wellness is
serving up a dose at Leif Erikson Park. The event is one of many being
held for Mental Health Awareness Month during May through Northland Healthy
Minds, which St. Luke’s is a member of.
Laughter yoga is a practice involving prolonged voluntary laughter and
is based on the belief that voluntary laughter provides the same physiological
and psychological benefits as spontaneous laughter. Laughter yoga will
be conducted in a group session with eye contact and playfulness between
participants. Forced laughter turns into real and contagious laughter.
Laughter yoga brings more oxygen to the brain and body by incorporating
yogic breathing, which results in deep diaphragmatic breathing.
Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend this free event. Wear comfortable
clothing. There is no need for exercise equipment or workout clothes.
For more information, email
info@northlandhealthyminds.org. Northland Healthy Minds is a collaborative of businesses, organizations
and people in Northeastern Minnesota and Douglas County, Wisconsin, working
together to eliminate the stigma surrounding mental illness through community
outreach and education, so that all those affected by mental illness know
how to seek support and resources without the barriers created by stigma.
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